Business surveillance camera leads Hermosa Police to murder suspect in Woods death
by Dan Blackburn Surveillance video captured the fatal beating July 3 of Hermosa Beach resident Jeffery Roderick Woods, and provided evidence which helped investigators identify the now-jailed murder suspect, a sheriff’s official confirmed this week. Woods, 50, was involved in what Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Lt. Hugo Reynaga described as “an altercation” shortly after midnight […]
COMMERCE: MB Chamber names David Archer as CEO
by Mark McDermott David Archer, a veteran of Chamber of Commerces in Sausalito, Pismo Beach, and La Quinta, has been named the new president and CEO of the Manhattan Beach Chamber of Commerce. Archer took the helm on Monday. He replaces Kelly Stroman, a popular chamber head credited with steering local businesses through the pandemic. […]
Post pandemic dining, traffic, to be reviewed by Hermosa Beach city staff
by Dan Blackburn Council Member Mike Detoy said outdoor dining “has been a lifeline to our restaurants.” Council member Mary Campbell said, “This is just a start of how good this could become.” But following a lengthy discussion at Tuesday evenings council meeting, the council asked staff to review what City environmental Programs Manager Doug […]
State of the City is good, getting better, Mayor Masey says in talk
by Dan Blackburn During his State of the City address last Wednesday in the city council chambers, Hermosa Beach Mayor Justin Massey compared the impact the pandemic has had on the city to the impact it has had on private businesses, by stating, “We have been focused on keeping the lights on, continuing to provide […]
Police Beat: American Martyrs vandalized
American Martyrs parishioners arrived at 6:45 a.m. Mass two Sundays ago to a shocking discovery. Someone had sprayed, in bright red, violent messages on the church wall and prayer walk outside. Manhattan Beach Police Department officers were dispatched immediately and the graffiti was promptly removed. Everything was gone before Mass ended. But the shock of […]